It’s already a common issue that electricity in third world countries can be hard to obtain. It can be due to their geography, budget, or availability, but many places don’t have the pleasure of electricity at the flick of a button. Think about it, what’s the number one reason we use electricity? Light! Every room…
Watch this clever Youtube video, Jonathan Reed’s poem “Lost Generation” demonstrates a very subtle way of rethinking global and personal issues. [youtube 42E2fAWM6rA]
I admit, I am overly obsessed with reading my Teen Vogue magazine each month. When I got my February 2013 issue I was very happy, I was even happier after reading a specific article that spoke to me. It was all about expressing yourself through how you style yourself. The articles main focus and message…
By now I’m pretty sure you know who that man is. He’s known as the “father of confederation”, after all. Wait, why are we bringing him up? No, I don’t mean to make youthareawesome.com seem like your Social Studies classroom if you really hate history. There’s a reason why we’re bringing up such an important…
2013 is here and it is our turn to get our priorities in check and our New Years resolutions in mind. It is time to bid 2012 farewell and like they say, in order to move on, in a new chapter in our lives, we must stop rereading the last one. Let’s rap-up our year…
Judges Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Ceelo Green, Adam Levine, and the contestants of season three of The Voice pay tribute to the Connecticut shooting with a moving, serene performance of “Hallelujah.” Let us commemorate those who lost their lives to this tragedy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO64urOFNaY Details of the victims are shared in the article “Connecticut Shooting Victims’…
Young people and seniors are on opposite ends of the age spectrum—one is often filled with endless hope, the other filled with a breadth of experience. Many of our futuristic dreams eventually translate to memories that we cherish when we retire. Holidays are meaningful for building stronger relationships between the elders and the kids in…
It’s ironic how CDs (compact discs) replaced vinyl records and floppy discs as the storage method of our time, but now, are CDs being gradually phased out by mainstream culture? Digital media is steadily biting into the precious market which was formerly dominated by CDs. Many technology sites claim that CD is now a dying…
While being a teenager has its highs and lows, its adventures, and its crystal memories, many of what is seemingly “harmless” to our perceptions are actually serious problems that have become more prevalent in our youth society today. I’ve seen broken beer bottles and cans lying around the neighborhood right by my Junior High so it wouldn’t be a shocker any more if…
Note: As an author, and as a person, considering the nature of this incident, I don’t particularly feel like finding pictures related to the shooting. The words below are a brief summary of my thoughts on the incident, and are affiliated only with myself. I am sure many of you have heard of the Newtown,…
Look around you next time you are on a bus or a c-train. Almost every single person is using their cell phone, and not just for a minute but sometimes for the whole ride! What is wrong with having a face to face conversation with someone? I know I may sound like a stickler, but…
Isn’t it insane on how many teenage boys and girls have taken their own life due to being bullied? There are around 2.7 million students being bullied a year, doesn’t that sound ridiculous? Sadly it is true. In 2013 our goal should be to come up with some sort of solution for this horrible and…
Naheed Nenshi, the current mayor of Calgary, has recently announced that he will be running for a second term as mayor. With an 88% approval rate, he is set to do well in the election – but what exactly is the reasoning for this approval rate, and what has he done for Calgary that he…
Living on the western part of Canada, it is difficult for us to understand the destruction hurricane Sandy brought about in her path. So exactly how destructive was she? Photographer Stephen Wilkes takes us on an eye-opening journey… photos courtesy of TIME and Stephen Wilkes
After continuous beginnings of talks and then ends of talks, the ring road has once again been brought to the spotlight, with many once again saying that there is a chance that the ring road may be finally completed. There has long been controversy about whether or not to send the ring road through First…